Skyscanner is a travel search engine that helps users find and compare prices for flights, hotels, and car rentals. It works by gathering data from various travel providers and presenting it in a simple interface, allowing users to easily see the best deals available. Skyscanner stands out from its competitors by focusing on real-time price comparisons and offering a wide range of options for different types of travelers, from individuals to businesses. The goal of Skyscanner is to make travel planning easier and more affordable for everyone.

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Many who have left the travel industry often end up back in the industry because they love its ever-changing nature, the people and the dynamics.Filip Filipov, a former vice president of Skyscanner, left travel more than four years ago, and is now back as chief operations officer of airline data specialist OAG.He joined us in the PhocusWire studio during The Phocuswright Conference in November to discuss what he has observed about the industry from the outside looking in.New LinkFilipov spoke about how some of the same challenges persist as well as the pace of innovation generally.He went on to discuss the "paradigm shift in the usage of data" that he is seeing and how projects that were being talked about five years ago are now happening.Filipov also said he's watching to see how improved access to, and usage of, data will be applied to the travel B2C and B2B worlds going forward, especially as AI developments take hold.He also touched on AI agents in travel and said he doesn't believe they will proliferate that quickly."The missing component here is nailing the customer journey and having enough data to actually power it. The more information you have the better the experience you will give."Watch the full interview below.Executive Interview: An outside perspective on travelVIDEO

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OAG, a premier data analytics firm in the global travel sector, recently revealed the appointment of Shane Corstorphine, a former Skyscanner executive, as a non-executive director.

OAG Announces New Appointment Amid Expansion In Airline Pricing Analytics

Ahead of Scotland's four international matches in North and South America, leading travel brand Skyscanner have partnered with Scottish Rugby for the Skyscanner Americas Tour.

Skyscanner Americas Tour: Global travel app announced as official travel technology partner of Scottish Rugby

Skyscanner introduces Savvy Search with AI.

Skyscanner introduces Savvy Search with AI

Skyscanner releases Regional Travel Outlook 2024.

Skyscanner Releases Regional Travel Outlook 2024

Maison Sport, an online platform connecting ski enthusiasts with professional instructors, has landed just over £3 million in funding.The investment, which has come from an unnamed private investment company and angels, will help the company expand its offering of lessons in line with what it calls the “surging demand for personalized and professional skiing and snowboarding experiences, revolutionizing the way ski instructors and ski schools operate.”Maison Sport, which is based in the United Kingdom, is also looking to collaborate more with travel agents as part of its growth strategy, enabling them to sell its products via affiliate links or application programming interface (API) integration.     . Get a dose of digital travel in your inbox each day

Maison Sport Lands £3.1M In Funding, Looks To Agents For Growth

The Georgian National Tourism Administration on Saturday announced its partnership with Skyscanner.

Georgian National Tourism Administration partners with Skyscanner for tourism boost

Often it’s not only the Center Stage discussion that catches the attention of The Phocuswright Conference audience, but also the conversations happening on the sidelines.The recent event in Fort Lauderdale was no exception with much informal talk about the lack of innovation in travel and how it seems mostly about incremental developments and evolution.This is probably more true for metasearch than other segments of the industry. During the Innovation Dilemma session, the bosses of Skyscanner and Trivago shared not dissimilar approaches to innovation and why agile development, sprints and squads are important.But it also depends on the definition of innovation, according to Skyscanner chief executive John Mangelaars, who stressed there is still a significant amount of work to do to improve the user experience and that those improvements are a big deal for consumers.Meanwhile, Trivago’s chief Johannes Thomas would rather see rapid experimentation over shorter periods of time than waiting six months or a year for something that ends up not working.“It’s as simple as you click the hotel name and instead of going to the hotel information, we send you to the rates where you improve the comparison rates, so small changes can make a big difference.”The conversation also focused on artificial intelligence and the advent of generative AI. Thomas talked about the need for evolution in the search experience and the current search box but said he doesn’t believe a chatbot experience is the way forward because “travel needs inspiration, it needs a visual experience.”.     . Get a dose of digital travel in your inbox each day

Sprints, Squads And Small Changes - How Skyscanner, Trivago View Innovation

Skyscanner has recently published its Horizons report on travel and booking trends going into 2024.

New Report Shines Lights on Air Travel Behaviors

Skyscanner has unveiled Dream and discover with AI, a search tool powered by generative artificial intelligence. The solution, which is powered by ChatGPT, is initially launching in beta across Australia, India and Singapore to gauge traveler behavior when using AI for trip planning.Dream and discover enables travelers to ask open-ended questions such as "best cities for cultural tours" or "hidden gems in Europe." It also includes prompts such as "short flights next weekend" and "foodie city breaks."The technology then generates recommendations as well as three destination suggestions with flight links for each.Imagery is also included in the search tools alongside destination information, and once users have decided on a destination they are taken to Skyscanner’s flight search funnel.     . Get a dose of digital travel in your inbox each day

Skyscanner Unveils Chatgpt Discovery Tool

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